Job Summary:
WHO ARE WE?
Live Nation Entertainment is the world’s leading live entertainment company, comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Media & Sponsorship. Ticketmaster is the global leader in event ticketing with over 620 million tickets sold annually and approximately 10,000 clients worldwide. Live Nation Concerts is the largest provider of live entertainment in the world promoting more than 50,000 events annually for nearly 7,000 artists in 40+ countries. These businesses allow Live Nation Media & Sponsorship to create strategic music marketing programs that connect more than 1,200 sponsors with the 145 million fans that attend Live Nation Entertainment events each year. For additional information, visit www.livenationentertainment.com.
WHO ARE YOU?
Passionate and motivated. Driven, with an entrepreneurial spirit. Resourceful, innovative, forward thinking and committed. At Live Nation Entertainment, our people embrace these qualities, so if this sounds like you then please read on!
THE ROLE
Live Nation is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Manager, Corporate IT Security & Compliance Audit to lead the organization’s IT compliance, governance, risk management, and audit programs. This role is responsible for overseeing the design, implementation, assessment, and continuous improvement of IT controls that support regulatory compliance, cybersecurity governance, financial reporting integrity, and operational excellence across the Corporate IT landscape.
The successful candidate will serve as a trusted advisor to technology and business leadership, driving a strong culture of accountability, compliance, and risk awareness while ensuring alignment with Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX), industry standards, and corporate objectives. This role will lead IT audit and compliance initiatives, manage internal and external audit relationships, strengthen the enterprise control environment, and support strategic technology transformation efforts.
This role provides a unique opportunity to shape the future of IT governance, security, compliance, and risk management within the world’s leading live entertainment company. You will partner with senior leaders across technology and business functions to strengthen the enterprise control environment, reduce organizational risk, and support transformative business initiatives while advancing a culture of accountability, compliance, and operational excellence.
WHAT THIS ROLE WILL DO
IT Compliance, Governance & Risk Management
- Develop and execute the Corporate IT SOX compliance strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices.
- Lead annual and quarterly IT SOX planning activities, including risk assessments, scoping, control evaluations, testing coordination, and audit execution.
- Establish and maintain governance processes supporting the full IT control lifecycle, including control design, implementation, testing, monitoring, remediation, and continuous improvement.
- Conduct enterprise-wide IT risk assessments to identify financially significant applications, infrastructure, automated controls, and technology dependencies supporting key business processes and financial reporting.
- Define and maintain risk-based compliance frameworks that align technology initiatives with regulatory, operational, and business objectives.
- Establish escalation protocols and issue management processes to proactively identify, assess, prioritize, and remediate control deficiencies and technology risks.
- Assess emerging technologies, cloud platforms, AI-enabled solutions, and digital transformation initiatives for security, compliance, and operational risks.
IT Controls, Security & Financial Systems Compliance
- Oversee the design, implementation, and monitoring of IT General Controls (ITGCs), IT Application Controls (ITACs), automated controls, interface controls, and key IT-dependent business process controls.
- Evaluate control design and operating effectiveness across key technology domains, including:
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Change Management
- System Development Lifecycle (SDLC)
- Technology Operations
- Data Management and Governance
- Cybersecurity Controls
- Assess financial reporting risks associated with ERP systems, cloud platforms, SaaS applications, integrations, and supporting infrastructure.
- Provide subject matter expertise on SOX 404, Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR), COSO, COBIT, SOC 1, SOC 2, NIST, ISO 27001, and other applicable governance and security frameworks.
- Support vulnerability management, security assessments, and compliance monitoring initiatives by providing guidance on control design and effectiveness.
- Collaborate with Cybersecurity, Infrastructure, Enterprise Applications, Finance, Legal, and Internal Audit teams to strengthen the overall control environment.
Audit Management & Regulatory Compliance
- Lead the planning, execution, and oversight of IT SOX audits, including walkthroughs, risk assessments, control testing, evidence review, and documentation management.
- Serve as the primary liaison between Corporate IT and external auditors, internal auditors, and compliance stakeholders.
- Coordinate audit requests, walkthroughs, evidence collection, testing activities, issue remediation, and management responses.
- Ensure audit readiness through the maintenance of high-quality, inspection-ready documentation, control narratives, risk assessments, and evidence repositories.
- Support auditor reliance through disciplined testing methodologies, reporting practices, and governance processes.
- Partner with Internal Audit to develop risk-based audit plans and support broader enterprise governance initiatives.
- Track audit findings, control deficiencies, and remediation efforts to ensure timely and sustainable resolution.
Leadership, Stakeholder Engagement & Program Management
- Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership by translating complex technology, security, and compliance risks into actionable business recommendations.
- Build strong relationships with technology, finance, legal, cybersecurity, and business stakeholders to drive compliance and risk management objectives.
- Lead cross-functional and geographically distributed teams responsible for compliance programs, audits, risk assessments, and remediation initiatives.
- Establish execution standards, quality assurance processes, performance metrics, and governance reporting for compliance and audit activities.
- Develop and deliver compliance awareness and training programs to promote accountability and a culture of compliance across the organization.
- Mentor and develop team members while fostering a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance work environment.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance the efficiency, scalability, and effectiveness of compliance, governance, and audit programs.
Reporting & Executive Communications
- Prepare and present executive-level reports, dashboards, and presentations on compliance status, audit findings, risk exposure, remediation progress, and emerging risks.
- Provide regular updates to senior leadership, Audit Committee members, and other governance bodies regarding the effectiveness of the IT control environment.
- Communicate complex technical and regulatory concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.
WHAT THIS PERSON WILL BRING
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, Accounting, Finance, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
- Master’s degree preferred
- 8–15+ years of progressive experience in Information Technology, IT Audit, IT Risk Management, Cybersecurity, Compliance, or related disciplines.
- Minimum 5–7 years of direct experience leading SOX compliance, IT audit, risk management, or governance programs within a publicly traded company, Big Four accounting firm, or consulting organization.
- Demonstrated experience leading enterprise SOX 404, ICFR, SOC 1, and SOC 2 compliance programs in complex, multi-system environments.
- Professional certifications preferred, including:
- Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC)
- Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
- Experience managing external audit relationships, regulatory examinations, and audit readiness initiatives.
- Proven track record leading large-scale, multi-workstream compliance and audit programs.
- Experience leading cross-functional and globally distributed teams.
- Demonstrated success driving remediation programs, strengthening control environments, and influencing organizational change.
Technical Knowledge & Expertise
Governance, Risk & Compliance
- Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)
- Internal Control over Financial Reporting (ICFR)
- IT Risk Management Methodologies
- SOC Reporting Frameworks
- IT General Controls (ITGCs)
- IT Application Controls (ITACs)
Technology & Security
- Identity & Access Management (IAM)
- Change Management & SDLC Controls
- Data Governance & Technology Operations Controls
- Vulnerability Assessment & Security Monitoring Tools
- Cloud Security and Compliance Controls
- AI Governance and Emerging Technology Risk Assessments
- ServiceNow and GRC Platforms
Preferred Technology Experience
- Oracle Cloud
- OneStream
- Databricks
- SAP Business One (SAP B1)
- Salesforce
- Oracle Database
- Active Directory / Microsoft Entra ID
Leadership Competencies
- Exceptional leadership, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong executive presence with experience presenting audit, compliance, security, and risk topics to senior leadership and Audit Committees.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to translate technical risks into business-focused recommendations.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making abilities.
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and deliver results in a fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated success building trusted relationships across business, technology, audit, and executive leadership teams.
BENEFITS & PERKS
Our motto is ‘Taking Care of Our Own’ through 6 pillars of benefits:
HEALTH: Medical, vision, dental and mental health benefits for you and your family, with access to a health care concierge, and Flexible or Health Savings Accounts (FSA or HSA)
YOURSELF: Free concert tickets, generous paid time off including paid holidays, sick time, and personal days
WEALTH: 401(k) program with company match, stock reimbursement program
FAMILY: New parent programs including caregiver leave, plus fertility, adoption, foster, or surrogacy support
CAREER: Career and skill development programs with School of Live, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment
OTHERS: Volunteer time off, crowdfunding match
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY
We aspire to build teams that reflect and support the fans and artists we serve. Every day we aim to promote environments where everyone can be themselves, contribute fully, and thrive within our company and at our events. As a growing business we will encourage you to develop your professional and personal aspirations, enjoy new experiences, and learn from the talented people you will be working with.
Live Nation strongly supports equal employment opportunity for all applicants regardless of age (40 and over), ancestry, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), family and medical care leave or the denial of family and medical care leave, mental or physical disability (including HIV and AIDS), marital status, domestic partner status, medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, military and veteran status, political affiliation, national origin (including language use restrictions), citizenship, race, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and medical conditions related to pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding), gender, gender identity, and gender expression, sexual orientation, intersectionality, or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law, rule, ordinance or regulation.
We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance, San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act and consistent with other similar and / or applicable laws in other areas.
We also afford equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability. For this reason, Live Nation will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant consistent with its legal obligations to do so, including reasonable accommodations related to pregnancy in accordance with applicable local, state and / or federal law. As part of its commitment to make reasonable accommodations, Live Nation also wishes to participate in a timely, good faith, interactive process with a disabled applicant to determine effective reasonable accommodations, if any, which can be made in response to a request for accommodations. Applicants are invited to identify reasonable accommodations that can be made to assist them to perform the essential functions of the position they seek. Any applicant who requires an accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of the job should contact a Human Resources Representative to request the opportunity to participate in a timely interactive process. Live Nation will also provide reasonable religious accommodations on a case-by-case basis.
HIRING PRACTICES
The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
Live Nation recruitment policies are designed to place the most highly qualified persons available in a timely and efficient manner. Live Nation may pursue all avenues available, including promotion from within, employee referrals, outside advertising, employment agencies, internet recruiting, job fairs, college recruiting and search firms.
Live Nation Entertainment will never request payment or equipment purchases as part of the hiring process. Recruiters will only contact candidates from official Live Nation or affiliated brand email domains.
